Boosey Hawkes & Belwin, Inc. v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Boosey Hawkes & Belwin, Inc. v. United States

20 Cust. Ct. 333, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 329

United States Customs Court·Decided June 10, 1948·No. No. 52380; protests 68115-K and 55318-K (New York)·Published

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Ekwall, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel the court found that the facts herein agreed upon were such as to bring the case within the holding in John Barr v. United States (11 Cust. Ct. 88, C. D. 801), which record was incorporated herein. (See John Barr v. United States, 324 U. S. 83.) In accordance therewith it was held that the currency of the invoices should be con[334]*334verted at the buying rate in the New York market at noon on the day of exportation (the “free” rate of exchange for pounds sterling), as certified by the Federal Reserve bank and set forth by the collector on each of the entries involved. The protests were sustained to this extent.

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Opinion by

Ekwall, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel the court found that the facts herein agreed upon were such as to bring the case within the holding in John Barr v. United States (11 Cust. Ct. 88, C. D. 801), which record was incorporated herein. (See John Barr v. United States, 324 U. S. 83.) In accordance therewith it was held that the currency of the invoices should be con[334]*334verted at the buying rate in the New York market at noon on the day of exportation (the “free” rate of exchange for pounds sterling), as certified by the Federal Reserve bank and set forth by the collector on each of the entries involved. The protests were sustained to this extent.

Boosey Hawkes & Belwin, Inc. v. United States, 20 Cust. Ct. 333, 1948 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 329 (cusc 1948).

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